title: Leishman-Donovan bodies at bone marrow examination.
abstract: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease and often seen in developing countries and tropic areas. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most severe form of this disease, which is fatal if left untreated. In this report, we describe an 11-month-old infant with poor growth, pancytopenia, and splenomegaly. Microscopic examination of bone marrow revealed intracellular and extracellular Leishmania amastigotes. VL should be considered when a child presents with fever, failure to thrive, organomegaly, and pancytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ali Asghar Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shahla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Ghasem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miri-Aliabad
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yousefian
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000469:parasitology*; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis*